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Fredericton Baptist Church Board of Trustees
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
- Variations in title: Previously known as MC59 Fredericton Baptist Church, Papers of the Trustees
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8 cm of textual records
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Administrative history
The first Baptist church in Fredericton was organized on 1 January 1814 by William Wilmot, John Marsh, Ebenezer Estabrooks, Theophilus Ring, Jarvis Ring, Olive Ring, Jacob Ring, Alline Hartt, Deborah Hartt, Ann Fraser, Robert Fraser, Hannah Cromwell, and Amasa Coy. They were led by the Rev. Elijah Estabrooks who was also the pastor of the Waterborough Baptist Church.
A meeting house was built along the north side of Regent Street by June 1814 and remained in use until 1840 when a new church was built on the site of the present day Brunswick Street Baptist Church. For the first 30 years the church was often without a regular minister and was served by the Rev. Estabrooks, visiting ministers and elders of the church. Despite this, the church sponsored missions to areas without a Baptist church, especially in the upper St. John River valley.
Custodial history
The Brunswick Street Baptist Church donated these records to the Legislative Library which transferred them to the Provincial Archives in 1974.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence with members of the first Baptist church in Fredericton, New Brunswick and the extended congregation, reports from ministers on special missions and ministries and financial records.
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Transferred from Legislative Library in 1974.
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- English
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An inventory is available.
Associated materials
Reseachers interested in the history of Brunswick Street Baptist Church may wish to consult MC233 Samuel Elder fonds. Elder was the pastor of Brunswick Street Baptist Church from 1845-1851. Additional records pertaining to the church are located in MC3189 Eric Swanick fonds (container #51131, file nos. 20-28 inclusive), and MC239 Amasa Coy family fonds.